Best Time of Day to Hunt Deer?

What do all of you believe to be the best time of day to hunt deer?

A friend of mine and myself are in an on going debate right now, and I need some 'fuel for the fire' so to speak.

I believe the best time to hunt is between the hours of 3:30p.m. and nightfall with the best time being twilight, or what I call the "witching hour". I've taken more bucks during evening twilight than I ever have during the morning hours. As a matter of fact, I've stopped going early in the morning altogether. I go to my hunting spot around 3 P.M., and since I've started doing this I've taken more deer than I ever did hunting 5 A.M. to nightfall.

In over 40 years of hunting, I've seen them at all times of the day, never did find any pattern.

One of the dumbest bucks I ever shot came within 30 feet of the pickup while I was eating lunch. He didn't even flinch as I almost spilled hot coffee all over myself scrambling out to make the kill. Quickly finished lunch, moved the pickup over to him and field dressed him.

He could only have made it easier if he would have jumped into the bed while he waited for me to shoot him

I have a daughter. I tell her, "911 is what you dial after you're raped. 1911 is what you should have before they try."

I think it depends on the spot. I have a few different places and some are good in the morning while others are good in the afternoon. When the rut is in full swing any time of day is good. I've killed bucks in mid day walking to or from my stand while they were chasing does. I think the best time to kill deer is when your in the woods. I was going to say that you can't kill them sitting on the couch, but I heard of that too..

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If a man speaks in the forest and no woman is there to hear him, is he still wrong??